Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
GENEHAT-

GENERAL
Iris understood that General Saiamanca's
appointment to tha Captain Generalship Of
/ Cuba will be cancelled by decree pub
lished in the Official Gazette if he persists il
his refusal to resign
Two Russian families living in the
suburbs of Berlin have been expelled by the
German authorities
| A DISPATCH from Zanzibar, says: 1t is
| reported that the negotiations between the
Sultan and Portugal for establishment Of
| boundary line between Zanzibar and the
Portuguese province of Mozambique have
collapsed. II is also said that England and
Germany have suggested to the King OF
| the Netherlands that he should act as arbi-
| traitor between Zanzibar and Portugal, but
| the advice has not been accepted.
! A TELEGRAM from Merry says the life OF
| the Ameer of Afghanistan is despaired of
| One of his feet has been amputated owing
| to gangrene and it is feared the shock will
result in his death.
| A MASS meeting was held in the Rotunda
at Dublin on the 23d for the purpose OF de.
| ncuncing the Government for proclaiming
the Irish National League.
| THE prospects for the Russian crop OF
| both winter and summer wheat are favor
| able in most Of the districts. The Govern
| ment reports of one OF the districts, how
| ever, are unfavorable.
MEssRs. LEFEvRE and LaFleur, accom-
panied by three ladies and four children,
| were crossing the river near Boucherville,
| near Montreal, the other day, when their
boat upset The men swan ashore, but the
women and children were drowned. Six
| bodies were recovered.
TROUBLE over railroad and other matters
was reported imminent in Manitoba, The
Dominion authorities were determined tt
enforce the Federal laws in conflict wit
| those of the province.
THE Southern Pacific Railway Company
has decided to reduce the present four cent
per mile rate to three cents, five cent rates
| to four cents, and six cent rates to five
cents on all lines throughout the country
controlled by the Southern and Central
Pacific Railway Companies.
THE City of Montreafs missing boat has
been picked up, and the seven passengers
and six members of the crew who were In
it are safe and we'll. The rescue was made
by German vessel named the Mathilde,
which arrived at Falmouth, Eng, on the
oath, with the thirteen survivors on board.
ADvICEs have been received to the effect
that Ayoub Khan, with his principal fol-
lowers, had escaped from Persia, where he
had been held a prisoner of state, and
was hurrying toward Herat. Troops were
IN pursuit of the fugitives.
WITH very few exceptions English news
papers declare that England can not allow
the use of Canadian troops in enforcing
the orders of the Manitoba courts and de.
mand that steps be taken to prevent the
Dominion authorities from committing the
mistake of authorizing military interior
ence to discipline the Manitobans in the
Red River valley.
The Ennis Greland) Board of Guardians
has adopted an official resolution defying
the Government proclamation against the
National League, and exhorting all boards
OF guardians to advance the principles of
the league.
PRIESTS are to be sent to Macedonia to in
struct villagers DESTROYS of joining the
Catholic Church.
WINKELMEYER, the giant, who was eight
feet six inches tall and said to be the
largest man in the world, died recently IN
Austria.
In the House of Commons the other day.
Sir Henry Holland, Colonial Secretary, re-
plying to Sir Henry Tyler, said that he had
no information that Sir John Macdonald,
the Canadian Premier, intended to ask for
British troops for service in Manitoba
On the 18th of August, in the mountains
near San Carlos, Mexico, party of thirty
bandits, under one Mauriano Resendez,
were overtaken after chase of fifteen
miles and routed by force Of customs
police and troops. The fight resulted in
the capture of mules and horses laden with
smuggled goods.
DEsTITUTIoN at Fort Chippewa, in the
British Northwest, last winter was terrible,
and several cases of cannibalism are re-
ported. One old woman at Little Red river
admits having killed and eaten her whole
family. Starvation and cannibalism are
also reported from Mackenzie river.